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82ND Rock Band visits Kandahar Airfieldd
82 nd Rock Band performs in
southern Afghanistan
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan— Large
crowds of US and Coalition forces gathered
Wednesday and Thursday night on Kandahar
Airfield (KAF) to watch the performance of
the 82 nd Airborne Division’s rock band “No
Reserve”.
Deployed for a year under the command of
the Combined Joint Task Force 82 (CJTF-82)
in Regional Command-East, Afghanistan, this
was the band’s first mission to RC-South to
entertain Troops in theatre.
Performing at the rotary-wing flight line,
boardwalk and Harvest Falcon (living area for
hundreds of US service members on KAF), No
Reserve entertained crowds enriched with US
service members, Coalition forces, and civilian
contractors with various cover songs and a
cohesive stage performance.
The 82 nd Abn Div woodwind quartet also
traveled to RC-South performing classical
numbers in front of a Canadian coffee shop
and in the international dining facility at lunch
during the band’s visit.
“It’s an honor to be invited here to perform
for these service members,” said Specialist
Christine Permenter, lead vocalist in the band.
Permenter joined the Army originally as a flute
player.
As original members of the 82 nd Abn Div
marching band, No Reserve’s rock band
members spend their time during deployment
performing for Troops during forward operating
base events and military celebrations. They
play songs from various genre’s of music such
as country western, pop, alternative rock, and
classic rock.
“Over the past four years, this has been
the best group to be a part of,” said Sergeant
1 st Class James Donahue, bass player and
noncommissioned officer-in-charge, No
BY Sgt. Aubree Rundle
Task Force Pegasus Public Affairs
Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Reserve.
US Army rotary-wing helicopters from the
82 nd Combat Aviation Brigade made it possible
for the band’s travel and performance at KAF.
“The fact that we were brought down here
by request is really great,” said Sergeant
Bridgette Dyer, vocalist and pianist, No
Reserve.
Originating as an invitation to perform for
a Blackhawk helicopter company in support
of the aircrew’s appreciation and recognition
of their outgoing company commander, No
Reserve’s performance schedule and support
of troop morale was expanded to the entire
airfield.
The coordination through the Morale
Welfare Recreation (MWR) team and
installation support made it possible for the
rock band to provide entertainment to the
Troops across KAF and perform more than one
time.
“It was a great turn out, the boardwalk was
filled and we had a great time performing for
the aviation crews that made this all possible,”
said Donahue. “It doesn’t matter if we play for
one person or one thousand people; we get on
stage and we have a good time.”
“No Reserve”
82nd Airborne Division Rock Band
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